Tuesday, May 06, 2008

* And the blue of the kingfisher hangs and poises,Watching a spot by the edge of the streams ...

-lines taken from Archibald Lampman's, "Freedom"

I've seen a couple of Belted Kingfisher this spring and they appear to be as elusive as ever. The top photo posted here was taken yesterday, but at a great distance. And perhaps the only reason the Kingfisher stopped and stayed a while on top of the old dead tree, and I was able to take its photo, was that I had been there first and so it didn't see any movement from me when it arrived as I sat in my parked vehicle.

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There is a Kingfisher burrow nearby, in the side of a mud bank down by the river, and perhaps this year I will be able to get some photos while one perches there, on an old protruding root on the hill side.

I had a little time this morning before I have to leave for the day, so I decided to visit a couple of blogs as time would allow. Love the kingfisher in flight! I enjoyed seeing your previous posts, too. We generally call the dogtooth violet trout lilies here. That's interesting about the dogtooth part. I never knew why it was called that. Thanks! See you soon!

They sure are elusive! While paddling around in our canoe last summer, we tried on many occasions to get photos of them. Everytime we would get close enough, it would fly down further. So we'd paddle closer, and it would fly away again. So frustrating. They are beautiful creatures!

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